IE · 2019 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Ireland, 2019
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
23.9%
Ireland, 2019
▼ 3.2% vs 2018 (24.7%)
Analysis
In 2019, Ireland's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 3.2% compared to 2018, reaching 23.9%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 46.6%.
Ireland ranks 27th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 34.7% (from 36.6% in 2014).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2019
#27 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2019
51.3%
EU-27: 46.6%
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10a_exp